Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater has a new way for you to stay connected: Introducing the Fallingwater eNewsletter! Learn more about Fallingwater’s special tours, upcoming exhibitions and educational opportunities that provide insights into architecture, design and preservation. Read stories about visitors, volunteers and staff who are passionate about caring for Fallingwater. And get information on new arrivals at our online Fallingwater Museum Store. Whether you have visited once or several times, we’ll provide something new and thought-provoking about Fallingwater in each quarterly edition of this new eNewsletter.

“A prime example of how good design can last through the ages.
It is truly a masterpiece by a master far ahead of his time.”- Pete Fridirici, a 2018 Fallingwater visitor

NEW DIRECTOR SHARES HIS FAVORITE FALLINGWATER SPOT

When Fallingwater’s new Director Justin Gunther took the helm in April, it was a homecoming - a return to the site where he had served as curator of buildings and collections from 2007 to 2011 under the leadership of longstanding Fallingwater Director Lynda Waggoner. He brings nearly 20 years of expertise in historic preservation, curation and visitor experience to lead Fallingwater.

Through the Fallingwater Institute's residency programs, high school and college students, teachers and artists gain a deeper knowledge, understanding and analysis of Fallingwater by exploring best practices and using hands-on approaches to design and architecture. Working independently and as teams, participants are challenged to think critically and solve problems.

Help prepare the next generation of designers, architects and educators. >

Foster the love of design in children via our Gnome House Design Challenge. >

PRESERVATION CHALLENGES AT FALLINGWATER

Complicated by its unconventional yet beautiful setting atop a waterfall, Fallingwater is a composition of stone, concrete, steel, glass and wood that is in regular need of maintenance and conservation. Wind, water, ice and humidity are just some of nature’s challenges for our team of conservators, specialists and volunteers dedicated to preserving Fallingwater for future generations. Learn more about our preservation efforts at Fallingwater. >

In a
recent New York Times article, Director Emerita of Fallingwater Lynda Waggoner said Bob Silman is the one person who deserves the most credit for saving Fallingwater in the mid-1990s. Bob, a structural engineer who passed away on July 31, lead the most extensive and important preservation effort on Fallingwater to date. When structural deficiencies in the cantilevers were found, Bob and his team devised a solution to strengthen the cantilevers with a system of post-tensioning cables.

The next time you travel to Fallingwater, you may notice that the little white chapel less than a mile from the Fallingwater entrance now shines brighter. That’s thanks to recent renovations undertaken by Fallingwater staff to stabilize and restore the historic Hickman Chapel Baptist Church, which was built more than a century ago.

The cool mountain air of the Laurel Highlands and the sun setting over Fallingwater created the perfect setting for the 23rd Annual Twilight Tour on Aug. 25. Sponsored by Huntington Bank, Twilight Tour provided nearly 170 guests with an opportunity to leisurely explore Fallingwater while changing light revealed unique perspectives of Wright’s architecture. Guests enjoyed dinner and dessert under the stars while listening to music from Pittsburgh legendary jazz musicians Etta Cox and the Al Dowe Quartet.

Buy your limited edition 2019 Fallingwater calendar online now at the Fallingwater Museum Store! The calendar features a different image of Fallingwater for each month, taken in various seasons and settings by landscape photographer Andrew Pielage, a 2016 Fallingwater Artist-in-Residence. During his residency, Pielage took hundreds of photographs of Fallingwater and returned to Fallingwater in 2017 and 2018 to lead multiple photography workshops. His photography has been featured in publications across the world.

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